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Application stage

Fees incurred during filing and examination

ItemRequired / optionalGeneral pricingNotes
Fee
filing and substantive examination fees (including 10 claims)Required2,626 USD
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General pricingServices are billed by stage; this filing-stage charge excludes application drafting and translation.

priority route: PCT national phase route additional feeOptional285 USD
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General pricingNational-phase formalities must be completed within 30 months from the priority date; the deadline cannot be extended.

priority route: Paris Convention route additional feeOptional285 USD
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General pricingA DAS code or a copy of the priority document with its translation may be provided. Translation is included.

request for reduction of the official substantive examination feeOptional270 USD
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General pricingThe final fee depends on the number of claims. Official fee: JPY 138,000 + JPY 4,000 × number of claims.

accelerated examination (PPH)Optional600 USD
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General pricingEvidence of infringement or implementation is required, together with Japanese translations of the priority application, office actions and responses. The authority generally issues a result in approximately two months.

request to convert a utility model into an invention patent applicationOptional300 USD
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General pricingA Japanese utility model application may be converted into an invention patent application within three years after filing; an additional service fee applies.

document drafting (starting from)Optional300 USD—
translation fee (per 1,000 Chinese characters)Optional53 USD
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General pricingChinese-to-Japanese translation fee, calculated by the word count in the draft patent documents.

response to an office action (starting fee, per instance)Optional675 USD
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General pricingCharged according to complexity and the number of office actions.

Grant stage

Fees incurred at grant and certificate issuance

ItemRequired / optionalGeneral pricingNotes
Fee
Registration fee — certificate issuance plus annuities for Years 1–3 (official fee: JPY 4,300 + JPY 300 × number of claims for each selected year; additional service fee: 1,500; official fee calculated separately under the source-table formula)Required225 USD
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General pricingSource-table note: calculated by number of claims. Official fee = JPY 4,300 + JPY 300 × claims for each selected year; additional service fee: 1,500. The applicant may pay Year 1 only, Years 1–2 or Years 1–3. The final fee depends on the number of claims. A transfer-in service fee of CNY 300 per case applies.

Patent annuity fees

Annual maintenance fees are maintained independently by country and patent type.

Year / itemRequired / optionalGeneral pricingNotes
Official fee (original)Service fee (USD)Total
Year 1 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：4300 + 300×number of claims

Year 2 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：4300 + 300×number of claims

Year 3 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：4300 + 300×number of claims

Year 4 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：10300 + 800×number of claims

Year 5 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：10300 + 800×number of claims

Year 6 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：10300 + 800×number of claims

Year 7 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：24800 + 1900×number of claims

Year 8 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：24800 + 1900×number of claims

Year 9 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：24800 + 1900×number of claims

Year 10 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：59400 + 4600×number of claims

Year 11 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：59400 + 4600×number of claims

Year 12 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：59400 + 4600×number of claims

Year 13 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：59400 + 4600×number of claims

Year 14 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：59400 + 4600×number of claims

Year 15 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：59400 + 4600×number of claims

Year 16 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：59400 + 4600×number of claims

Year 17 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：59400 + 4600×number of claims

Year 18 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：59400 + 4600×number of claims

Year 19 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：59400 + 4600×number of claims

Year 20 · AnnuityRequiredContact us
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General pricingQ: number of claims
Official-fee formula：59400 + 4600×number of claims

Additional fees

Non-standard procedure fees excluded from the base total

ItemRequired / optionalGeneral pricingNotes
Fee
post-grant assignment of patent rightsOptional495 USD—
Receipt time5 business days
Processing time3 years

Notes

1. JPO generally issues the filing receipt within five business days.

2. Japanese patent certificates have been issued electronically since 1 April 2024.

3. Filing to grant takes approximately three years. The maximum term stated in the source data is 25 years from filing.

4. Contact us for the eligibility rules governing reduction of the substantive-examination official fee.

5. All timeframes are subject to the authority’s actual examination progress; we make no guarantee regarding processing times.

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